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Vessberg Type 19. Mold-made. Applied conical handle. Sharply carinated, pear-shaped body. Discus: square pattern comprising two curved, raised lines on each side around central filling hole; channel to wick hole, with a raised dot above; around…

moulded tea-leaf, 24.3x18.8x1.9 cm, 554 g

Inscription content: ТОРГОВЬІЙ ... (below anchors) ВЬІСОКІЙ
Inscription note: Torgovyi - in Ukraine. Visokiy - in Ukraine. These appear to be place names in Ukraine, but to be confirmed.

The Arma Christi are the instruments of the Passion: the objects associated with Christ’s passion. The exact number of objects is flexible, and appears frequently as a theme in Christian Art. Some of these arms include the best known relics of the…

From the French translation of William of Tyre's History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea. Fol. 42

Although there is a synagogue at Capernaum mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, the ruins of a synagogue visible today date to the 4th or 5th century CE. There is, however, some evidence of an earlier structure beneath its foundations, and some scholars…

Silver sugar shaker designed by Robert Douglas, American (1740 - 1776), c. 1770

Remains of an expansive sugar factory, part of the Crusader castle of Colossi, Cyprus, 13th century.
What's the connection between "sweet salt" (=sugar), the Crusaders, and Cyprus?

In common with many other Central and Sudanic African peoples, the Azande made and used throwing knives as currency before the introduction of imported scrap metal and coinage in the twentieth century.
Produced by the Nzakara and Ngbandi, vassal…